Month: April 2013

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    Roast goat with caponata and carrots. Very yummy! #paleo

    Roast goat with caponata and carrots. Very yummy! #paleo

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I can finally step away from the news sites. Phew. So relieved for Boston.


    @stkilda The Boston thing? Front page of every newspaper. I haven’t bothered with TV news, but I’m sure there too.


    The bread photos are killing me. (AND YES, I AM TOTALLY TALKING ABOUT @randomknits.)


    The first time I’ve been knitting here in ages… (@ Barmuda) http://t.co/l5IhRvOnhM


    Bugger the diet. This weather demands a treat. (@ Black Star Pastry w/ 2 others) http://t.co/vpx5PHj0SO


    Once again I am suckered into buying plants I’ll probably just kill. http://t.co/33aqRYPHNx


    @katejf The Kate Davies pattern? I think @crumpet has.


    @ozdj BVT? Another acronym. My spreadsheet is well up over 100 of them now…


    Adventures in Omnivorism: @the_snook is currently roasting a goat’s leg for our dinner. It smells FANTASTIC. #paleo


    @eobeara I think I’ve tried it in curry, but never roasted. We saw them last week at a specialty meat shop and couldn’t resist!


    @misswired @the_snook http://t.co/CCE3f2oKoK – formerly known as Establishment 218 in Alexandria.


    Roast goat with caponata and carrots. Very yummy! #paleo http://t.co/CVopkr65nn


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Adventures in Omnivorism: @the_snook is currently roasting a goat’s leg for our dinner. It smells FANTASTIC. #paleo


    Roast goat with caponata and carrots. Very yummy! #paleo


  • Carbo-Mobile – Ray’s Fight

    Carbo-Mobile – Ray’s Fight – My nephew wrote a story, and it’s pretty much the Greatest Thing Ever.

  • Photo post

    Once again I am suckered into buying plants I'll probably just kill.

    Once again I am suckered into buying plants I’ll probably just kill.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @kb: God dammit fucking no that is ENOUGH, world, it is time to STOP. http://t.co/Sj5sRSWtYk // Agreed. πŸ™ cc @eileenDCoE


    RT @Opheli8: Hodor Gets A POV Chapter http://t.co/j8STSlcMwJ via @theinquisitr // Ha! I was totes sucked in. cc @drkknits @kunaal84


    Woohoo! New PM wants me at CBD office three days a week. Short commute FTW.


    @Opheli8 Yep! Theoretically even walk part of the way with @the_snook, except he is a lazy slacker and goes in way later.


    Waiting for the Snook so he can walk me home for the first time! (@ Darling Quarter) http://t.co/KfmBpaBbLV


    @witty_knitter @stufromoz @SandraHW I am also a massive fan if this app. Cook from it nearly every night!


    @ozdj Okay, that’s hilarious. The guy that owns that scooter lives on my street in Chippo! It’s parked by my house all the time. πŸ™‚


    @ozdj Working on a Saturday again?


  • Laurel Dress

    Don't tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I'm wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns

    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns

    So yeah, I finished another dress! This is Laurel from Colette Patterns. It’s a very versatile shift dress, and I opted to make a sleeveless version (since I didn’t have much fabric). The fabric itself is a stretch cotton that I got at Fabric-a-brac last year. I actually cut it too large at first, not realising how much ease it had in it. I then went back and took in the side seams, which helped it fit a lot better. I did have an issue with the back neck gaping, which I’m not sure is attributable to the fit or whether I stretched it out when applying the bias binding. Miss Fee was kind enough to pin out the excess for me, so I then added a few darts there to take it in. I’ll know enough to make lots of changes for my next one! It’s a very simple and quick pattern, and I think I’ll be able to use it for work wear – in a more somber print, of course. πŸ™‚

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @clepetit @henrytapia Expat edition: I’d leave the Clock app with world times set, so Grandpa doesn’t try to call me at 2am.


    @Helen__H Oh god no. Staying up til 11:30 probably precludes that. πŸ™


    My actual work shoes, since so many of you are worried I’m wearing sneakers! http://t.co/MzvzlUQsDE


    @pradsword I’m wearing it right now! My only complaint is that it doesn’t sync with my phone and the Bluetooth dongle is so tiny.


    @drkknits I had that. And then I decided simply delete the thing that pissed me off. The Internet is awesome that way. πŸ™‚


    On the bus to the CBD office, where I shall finish out the week. Yay! Who’s going to M&S knitting tonight? @knitterjp @aunty_toots @Yarna_


    Email from Sportscraft. They have introduced Liberty PAJAMAS! Paging @randomknits…


    Decided to reward myself for a good day with a Diet Coke. CBA vending machine doesn’t have Diet Coke. You win again, universe.


    @randomknits I wonder if the cats could be persuaded to get me a pressie… (*cough* @the_snook *cough*)


    @RoseRed_Shoes My laziness wins out.


    @RoseRed_Shoes Also, I’m a tightarse. *sigh*


    @witty_knitter @SandraHW @randomknits @thesiswhisperer It’s going to make Guild Camp so much more fun!


    @richbuggy Did it make you calmer or angrier? πŸ™‚


    @pinkcatknits @RoseRed_Shoes Yes, but that was a one-off novelty that I regretted the second I tasted them. πŸ™‚


    @pradsword Well, it provides the data. It’s pretty much up to the user to decide what to do with it. I now have proof that my sleep is crap.


    @knitterjp @aunty_toots I am lacing up my sneakers right now! Be there shortly. πŸ™‚


    Knitting at the Bowlo! (@ 99 York St) http://t.co/yct0OdgxYb


    You know who talks sense? @knitterjp talks sense. The next time I am tempted to feed a troll, I am going to stop and think: WWJPD?


    @miss_reecie @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Only if you wear it with a turban and a LOT of eye shadow.


    @aunty_toots Notebook is 7″x5″. Magnetic cover. Pen and post-its inside! http://t.co/FkKh6JHYVr http://t.co/MKX426qtVw


    @mrs_sockvictim From the conference I went to last week.


    RT @TIME: This woman wants you to stop telling her she’ll ‘change her mind’ about wanting kids | http://t.co/dSmj10kKGc


    Nine Reasons Why the Cupcake Boom Went Bust http://t.co/GpXiNY88JV // cc @drkknits


    @drkknits @knitterjp That’s what I’m thinking. Going back to initial requirement: stylish backpack that will fit laptop. Any ideas?


    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraicat http://t.co/2kwRDXP6Ya


    @drkknits @knitterjp But you have a tiny sexy Mac. I’m carrying a giant lump of a Dell, and I need to distribute weight better.


    @mrs_sockvictim @witty_knitter @surrenderdotty Actually that’s the cardy!


    @surrenderdotty @drkknits @knitterjp This isn’t really for transport. It’s for walking. And my current shoulder/cross-body solution hurts.


    @zephyrama Agreed. And tights!!


    RT @jasonsantamaria: As usual, The Onion nails it. Jesus, This Week: http://t.co/kCHg9OxB79

    β€œThis fucking week, sources added.”


  • Shared today on Facebook

    My actual work shoes, since so many of you are worried I’m wearing sneakers!


    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns


  • Photo post

    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets!

    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets!